Improvement in draft-tubes for soda-water



1.6. WHARTON; Draught-Tubes for Soda-Water.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE,

JOHN G. W'HARTON, 0E NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

IIV IPROVEMENT l N DRAFT-TUBES FOR SODA-WATER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,20] dated September28, 1875; application filed July 12, 1875. I

' may be removed or displaced by bringing the tumbler used in drawingthe beverage, into contact with a shield.

The nozzle may be so constructed as that the water or other liquid mayissue from it in a number of nearly horizontal and radial jets. v

The orifices through which the liquid escapes may be arranged around thelower end of the tube, and in such manner as to dispose the. jetstangentially to the inner circumference of the tube, thus imparting acirculatory motion to the liquid as it issues into the tumbler. Thearrangement will also cause the'shield to revolve when the jetsimportion orprojection of the pinge against it internally.

The advantages of the improvement are,

that the jets of aerated or carbonated water may be forced directly intothe sirups usuallyput into the tumbler to sweeten and flavor thebeverage, and thus insure a forcible and thorough mixture of theingredients, producing a bulky froth. Also, when the froth is notdesired, the jets maybe caused to issue into the shield, and, afterexpending their force against the inside of the same, may flow lightlyout of an opening-in the bottom upon the sirup without agitating itmuch, thus preventing the frothing, and enabling the dispenser to givemore water than in the former case. r

The construction of the improved drafttube may be better understood byreference to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts. Figure 1 is a perspective viewof my improved draft tube. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.Fig. 3 is a top view of a section of the shield andtube, showing theorifices e c, 850., of the nozzle E.

A is a tube of any suitable material, having over its lower end a shortpiece of larger tubing, E, ending with a nozzle with a convenient numberof small outlets. or orifices, e e e e. (The drawing representing fouroutlets is not intended to limit the number that may be used.) B is ahollow open globe of metal, into the top of which a short section oftubing is soldered or otherwise secured. This section of tubing H is ofsuch diameter as to pass loosely over the tube A, and to rest on ashoulder formed by the connection of the tube E with tube A when theshield or globe B is at its lowest limit.

The shield is thus rendered movable on the tube A, and may at will beraised upward along the tube A, and thus uncover the tube E,

' and allow the orifices e e e c to deliver the jets issuing from theminto the surrounding medium, in which they may be immersed. In ordinarycases they will issue directly into some sirupy liquid or flavoredsirup, as the chief design of the improvement is for drawing so-calledsoda-water.

d d d are legs or projections connected with the shield, enabling theshield to be elevated by bringing the tumbler upward against theprojections d d d. The jets maybe caused to issue radially ortangentially from the tube, as may be preferred.

The whole combination may be attached to the ordinary tubes connectedwith sodafountains by any convenient coupling, or by soldering it on.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In combination with the shield B, with or withoutprojections 11, the pipe A and nozzle E, forming a shoulder, the nozzlealso .having radial or tangential holes, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The movable shield B, with projections d d d, &c., as and for thepurposes described.

JOHN GRIDDLE WHARTON. Witnesses:

WM. H. WHARTON, WM. G. EWING.

